Israeli police arrest 40 Haredi Jews for anti-IDF enlistment protests

Israeli border policemen scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration in Jerusalem last yearReuters

Israeli police have arrested dozens of Haredi ultra-Orthodox Jews across the country who were protesting against the detention of four yeshiva students over their refusal to report to IDF recruitment offices for preliminary enlistment processing, according to police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.

Police arrest 40 Haredi protesters during disturbances in the city of Ashdod. Extra police units in the area pic.twitter.com/SQo8FHaebw